The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay gets TWO THUMBS UP 👍👍

Has anyone else read any Michael Chabon?

I haven't heard of those books. You didn't bother explaining what they are about so I don't have a reason to look them up!

I haven't heard of those books. You didn't bother explaining what they are about so I don't have a reason to look them up!

That didn't stop you before:

I've never even heard of Michael Moorcock. I will look into his books.

Kavalier & Clay is a historical fiction novel following two Jewish cousins who create a popular superhero during the Golden Era of 1939-1955. It has rich, flowing prose and is extensively researched. I don't care at all about comic books but that didn't stop me from getting into it. Themes explored include war, trauma, and finding one's identity.

Stoner follows William Stoner's life, from growing up on a farm, to studying and then teaching English at the University of Missouri, to marrying a neurotic woman, and so on through the rest of his life. The writing is simple and precise yet captures a lot of the ambiguity of the human experience. I found it to be quite powerful. It doesn't have to do with drugs. I also enjoyed his first novel Butcher's Crossing, and look forward to reading his final novel, Augustus. Stoner was written in the 60s but didn't receive widespread popularity until NYRB republished it in 2006.

Me personally, I think every man on the planet of Earth should read the 'Ruhnama' by great Turkmenistani leader Saparmurat Niyazov -2006. It is a good book of good stories, absolutely marvelling. Such a great leader. He is winner.

I've never read the book but I really want to visit Ashgabat.
 The marble buildings are gorgeous. Although I've heard that police shake down tourists for bribes.

The LA Times put Kavalier & Clay at #3 on the list of top 30 fiction of the last 30 years

https://archive.is/hJadK

That is pretty neat. I'll look into it some more. I just wish there was an audiobook for it.

I know there is a book called Up, Up, and Oy Vey about Jews and comic books. I don't plan on reading it as I'm not into comics but I like the title.

Some Zionist groups want to declare Michael Chabon persona non grata in Israel. I had never even heard of the man before you posted about him in this thread!

Israel arrested his wife last year when she tried to bring food to people in Gaza.

https://www.jta.org/2024/04/26/israel/israeli-police-arrest-author-ayelet-waldman-and-6-others-in-gaza-border-protest